First Dutch Police Action
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The First Dutch Police Action was a major 1947 Dutch military offensive against the nascent Republic of Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution, aimed at reasserting colonial control.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eerste Politionele Actie | 2 |
| First Dutch Police Action canonical | 2 |
| First Police Action | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T223443 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Dutch Police Action Context triple: [Indonesian National Revolution, significantEvent, First Dutch Police Action]
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A.
Operation Lüttich
Operation Lüttich was a German counteroffensive launched in August 1944 near Mortain in Normandy, aimed at halting the Allied breakout following the D-Day landings.
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B.
Operation Urgent Fury
Operation Urgent Fury was the 1983 U.S.-led invasion of Grenada aimed at overthrowing a Marxist government and protecting American citizens on the island.
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C.
Operation Weser Exercise
Operation Weser Exercise was Nazi Germany’s 1940 military campaign to invade and occupy Denmark and Norway during World War II.
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D.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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E.
Liberation of the Netherlands
The Liberation of the Netherlands was the final phase of World War II in the country, when Allied forces freed Dutch territory from German occupation in 1944–1945.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Dutch Police Action Target entity description: The First Dutch Police Action was a major 1947 Dutch military offensive against the nascent Republic of Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution, aimed at reasserting colonial control.
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A.
Operation Lüttich
Operation Lüttich was a German counteroffensive launched in August 1944 near Mortain in Normandy, aimed at halting the Allied breakout following the D-Day landings.
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B.
Operation Urgent Fury
Operation Urgent Fury was the 1983 U.S.-led invasion of Grenada aimed at overthrowing a Marxist government and protecting American citizens on the island.
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C.
Operation Weser Exercise
Operation Weser Exercise was Nazi Germany’s 1940 military campaign to invade and occupy Denmark and Norway during World War II.
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D.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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E.
Liberation of the Netherlands
The Liberation of the Netherlands was the final phase of World War II in the country, when Allied forces freed Dutch territory from German occupation in 1944–1945.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial war operation
ⓘ
event in the Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Dutch Police Action
ⓘ
surface form:
Eerste Politionele Actie
Operation Product ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of the Netherlands
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Indonesia
|
| characterizedAs |
colonial aggression by Indonesian historiography
ⓘ
police action by Dutch authorities at the time ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Simon Hendrik Spoor ⓘ |
| conflict | Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| endDate | 1947-08-05 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Renville Agreement negotiations
ⓘ
Second Dutch Police Action ⓘ |
| goal |
reassert Dutch colonial control over Indonesia
ⓘ
seize economically important areas ⓘ weaken the Republic of Indonesia ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Dutch military casualties
ⓘ
Indonesian civilian casualties ⓘ Indonesian military casualties ⓘ |
| historicalContext | struggle for Indonesian independence ⓘ |
| involves |
air operations
ⓘ
ground offensives ⓘ naval operations ⓘ use of modern Dutch military forces ⓘ |
| ledTo |
United Nations Security Council resolutions
ⓘ
surface form:
UN Security Council resolutions on Indonesia
international diplomatic pressure on the Netherlands ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtTheTime | presented by the Netherlands as an internal police operation ⓘ |
| location |
Dutch East Indies
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ Java ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Indonesian National Armed Forces
ⓘ
Republican guerrilla forces ⓘ |
| opposedByOrganization | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| partOf | Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Renville Agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch–Indonesian negotiations after World War II
|
| result |
Dutch territorial gains
ⓘ
United Nations involvement in the conflict ⓘ ceasefire under UN pressure ⓘ international criticism of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| startDate | 1947-07-21 ⓘ |
| target |
Republic of Indonesia-controlled territories
ⓘ
industrial centers ⓘ oil fields ⓘ plantation areas ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-World War II decolonization ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: First Dutch Police Action Description of subject: The First Dutch Police Action was a major 1947 Dutch military offensive against the nascent Republic of Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution, aimed at reasserting colonial control.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eerste Politionele Actie
this entity surface form:
First Police Action
this entity surface form:
Eerste Politionele Actie